Grey's Anatomy 302: "I Am a Tree"

GREY'S ANATOMY

Air Date: Thursday, September 28, 2006
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:01 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#302) "I Am a Tree"

CRISTINA MEETS BURKES PARENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE INTERNS TRY TO CONVINCE BAILEY TO REINSTATE IZZIE TO THE PROGRAM, AND ADDISON TAKES A BRIEF BREAK FROM HER HOSPITAL DUTIES, ON ABCS GREYS ANATOMY

Legendary Actors Diahann Carroll and Richard Roundtree Guest Star as Jane and Donald Burke, Preston Burkes Parents

Chris ODonnell Guest Stars as Dr. Finn Dandridge

I Am a Tree Cristina meets Burkes parents -- and in the most awkward of circumstances -- the interns campaign for Izzies reinstatement to the surgical intern program, Addison takes a break from her hospital duties, and a surgical patient lives what may be her last day to the fullest, on Greys Anatomy, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Note: This program was repeated Friday, September 29, from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET.

Greys Anatomy stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Isaiah Washington as Preston Burke, Katherine Heigl as Isobel Izzie Stevens, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, T.R. Knight as George OMalley, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Kate Walsh as Addison Shepherd and Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres.

Guest cast: Chris ODonnell as Dr. Finn Dandridge, Diahann Carroll as Jane Burke, Richard Roundtree as Donald Burke, Roxanne Hart as Dana Seabury, Peter Page as Benjamin OLeary, Steven W. Bailey as Joe, Elizabeth Sampson as Ruth OLeary and Javier Grajeda as Jeffrey Hernandez.

I Am a Tree was written by Krista Vernoff and directed by Jeff Melman.